{"product_id":"writing-c-9781405162562","title":"Writing C","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting: Theory and History of the Technology of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e traces the origins of writing tied to speech from ancient Sumer through the Greek alphabet and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the earliest evidence for writing in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, the origins of purely phonographic systems, and the mystery of alphabetic writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussions of Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Mayan writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the structures of writing served and do serve social needs and in turn create patterns of social behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClarifies the argument with many illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry B. Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.44w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405162562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry B. Powell\u003c\/b\u003e is Halls-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written extensively on ancient Greek literature and the history of writing. His books include \u003ci\u003eHomer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet \u003c\/i\u003e(1991), \u003ci\u003eA New Companion to Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, with Ian Morris) (1997), \u003ci\u003eWriting and the Origins of Greek Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and two editions of \u003ci\u003eHomer\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, Blackwell, 2007).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44704314556531,"sku":"9781405162562","price":206.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e19c908e-20aa-4711-a1bf-d5c6fcd33a63.jpg?v=1775566940","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/writing-c-9781405162562","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}